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Parental Control October 22, 2026 Google Family Link can now share a child's age range with apps Google says parents can pass a child's age range to apps from Family Link. It is a signal, not a filter. Here is what parental control buyers should check.

Music Gear October 22, 2026 Roland JUPITER-08 and n/vision synths cost $549.99, dock included Roland's two new Boutique synths are on sale at $549.99 each with a keyboard dock in the box. What the specs say and what to check before you buy.

Language Learning October 21, 2026 Duolingo adds Image Flashcards that ask you to say the word aloud Duolingo's latest update adds Image Flashcards, Avatar Suits and a chess review tool. Only the flashcards touch language learning. Here is what the announcement says and leaves out.

POS Systems October 20, 2026 Lightspeed cuts 250 roles: what POS buyers should check Lightspeed says 250 roles are affected by layoffs and closed vacancies. It will give more detail on Nov. 5. Here is what the company has said and what POS customers can check now.

Keyboards October 20, 2026 Amazon's $150 Alexa Tablet keyboard fits only one tablet: what to check Amazon's magnetic Alexa Tablet Pro Keyboard costs $150 and is made only for the $500 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro. Here is what the full setup costs and what to check.

Espresso Machines October 17, 2026 OutIn Nano 2 portable espresso maker: how to read the battery claims OutIn's Nano 2 promises up to nine cups per charge and 100-minute charging. The figures are the maker's own lab numbers, so here is what to check first.

AI Product Photography October 16, 2026 Adobe says Photoshop runs up to 2x faster on NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Adobe and NVIDIA announced RTX Spark optimizations for Photoshop and Premiere. Here is what the speed claim covers and what product photo sellers should check first.

Pro Gaming Hardware October 16, 2026 Moza shows PS5 wheelbases and a MotoGP controller, with no prices yet Moza Racing opens its biggest showcase yet in Frankfurt, but prices and release dates for its PS5 wheelbases and MotoGP controller are still missing.

Solar Panels October 15, 2026 EcoFlow Titan home batteries launch with price bands, not prices EcoFlow's new Titan home battery range went on sale on October 13 with price ranges, and full pricing is due on November 3. Here is what the launch says and what buyers should check.

Survey Tools October 15, 2026 Inc. and SurveyMonkey launch Growth Signals: what survey buyers should check Inc. will use SurveyMonkey to poll founders at its Dallas conference and afterwards. Here is what was announced and what small businesses running their own surveys can learn from it.

AI Sales Agents October 14, 2026 Apollo unveils Builder Studio and Messaging OS: what buyers should check Apollo launched three AI sales products at its user conference. Two are not yet available, and none has a published credit cost. Here is what buyers can verify.

AI Note Takers October 13, 2026 Google's offline Mac note taker: what buyers should check Google's experimental AI Edge Foresight app transcribes meetings and writes notes on the Mac with no cloud processing. Here is what that means for note taker buyers.

PDF Editors October 13, 2026 Docusign launches a desktop PDF editor: what buyers should check Docusign has announced a desktop PDF editor that links editing to e-signature. It goes on sale on 2 November, with no price published yet.

VoIP Providers October 12, 2026 Dialpad adds AI features in eight more languages: what buyers should check Dialpad says its AI transcription, summaries and scorecards now work in eight more languages. The update leaves plan and accuracy questions open.

AI Video & Audio October 11, 2026 ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4 speech models: what buyers should check ElevenLabs has released Eleven v4 and a low-latency Turbo version with 90+ languages and 10-second voice clones. Check the licence, the promo wording and the vendor's own benchmarks first.

VPN October 11, 2026 LastPass adds a VPN, but only in its new Plus plan and only on Windows LastPass has launched a consumer VPN as part of a new Plus subscription with its password manager. For now it runs only on Windows, and it cannot be bought alone.

Ad Blockers October 10, 2026 AdGuard Home 1.0 beta brings a new interface and looser version rules AdGuard has released the first beta of AdGuard Home 1.0 with a redesigned interface and a new versioning scheme. Here is what changes and who should wait for stable.

AI Customer Support October 9, 2026 Zendesk launches employee service AI agents with a monthly resolution cap Zendesk is rolling out AI agents for internal IT, HR and finance help desks from 3 November. Each agent gets 10 or 15 automated resolutions a month, then pauses unless more are bought at $0.99 each.

ID Protection October 9, 2026 ASOS confirms customer data breach after hackers hijack its app alerts ASOS says names and contact details were taken after attackers tricked an employee into handing over login credentials, then pushed an extortion message to shoppers through the ASOS app. Card details and passwords were not affected, the retailer says.

Cloud Storage October 9, 2026 Microsoft 365 Family and Premium switch to one shared 2 TB OneDrive pool New Microsoft 365 Family and Premium plans now share 2 TB of OneDrive storage across up to six people instead of giving each person 1 TB. Existing subscribers move over at a later renewal, and an early upgrade brings the change forward.

Password Managers October 7, 2026 UK police urge a switch to passkeys as hacked account losses rise 417% Report Fraud says money stolen through hacked email and social media accounts rose from £1.2 million to £6.3 million in a year, and wants people to move to passkeys, with password managers for everything else.

Web Hosting October 7, 2026 Ninja Forms flaw used to hijack WordPress sites: update the plugin now Attackers are using a patched bug in the Ninja Forms plugin, installed on more than 500,000 WordPress sites, to plant hidden administrator accounts. Here is what to update and what to check.

Project Management October 7, 2026 Atlassian patches critical file access flaw in self-hosted Jira and Confluence A critical bug lets attackers who are not logged in read files on unpatched Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian Data Center servers. Cloud customers need do nothing; self-hosted teams should upgrade now.

AI Content Creation October 5, 2026 OpenAI, Gemini and Claude: where the big three AI providers stand now New flagship models, plan prices, API costs, data-use defaults and cloud availability for OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, from each company's own pages.

Hearing Aids October 4, 2026 Eargo and Lexie hearing aids lose app support in October: what to do now LXE Hearing is winding down Eargo and Lexie. The apps leave the stores on 8 and 22 October, support ends 22 October and new warranty claims have closed.

Language Learning October 4, 2026 Busuu adds AI coaching and live tutors for workplace language skills Busuu is piloting a business product that pairs round-the-clock AI coaching with live teachers, alongside a survey of its learners on second-language anxiety at work.